Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-16
AS MANY Wills Is Minds
A Lack Of Harmony Between the Re-
publicans and the Democratic
Randall Following.
Randall viii Push His Revenue Meas.
ure Notwithstanding the Likeli-
hood OF Failure.
John Wfllst Confident of the Passage of
His Pier Bill-ralk as to the Sue
cessor of Judge GARTER
PARTY FACTION TACTICS


any tariff measure this season, and that
no reduction of taxes or the surplus in the
treasury will be made. Your correspond
ent ascertained tonight that the Republi-
cans in congress have finally agreed to
let this question alone. At one time it
looked as if an alliance would be made
with the Democratic Randall following,
and an attempt would be made at least to
reduce the tax on whisky and tobacco.
The internal revenue following of His
cock will not agree with the Randall
plan with its tariff contingent. Western
Republicans are a unit on the subject of
the tobacco and whisky tax, and will not
listen to any proposition to take the
revenue off Of these commodities. The
sugar men are also intact and stand in
solid phalanx against any proposed re-
ducton. The Randall men are not dis
concerted, however, over the attitude of
the X. publicans from whom they ex-
peGted support. The report tonight is
that they will be compelled to show their
hands. The Randall faction will push
their measure irrespective of the Rspuo-
llcans, and the proposed bill will proba-
bly, contain more of the tariff feature than
u.
materials the duty on steel rails will be
reduced. Some OF the Republicans from
the West, whose districts are weak,
threaten to vote with the Morrison men
if forced to choose between his PROPOSE
ton and that of Randall. If the latter
makes the issue there will be no organized
action, and general free fight will en-
sue and nothing definite will be accom-
plished. Such is thu situation tonight,
and the prospects for any tariff legisla-
ton is decidedly negative.
WGLLET'S PIER BILL.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I5.-Mr. John VIII
let of Austin is quite confident that his
bill to build pier will pass the present
session. Gov. Throckmorton has issued
cell to the Texas delegation to meet in
his rooms on Monday evening to consider
this matter. Mr.. Willet has abandoned
his original proposition to ask an appro.
priation from the government and viii!
ask for concession of u certain tract of
land on each side Of these proposed i'm
proyements. Mr.. Willet's Headquarters
at the National Hotela crowded nightly
by his friends who are helping him in his
endeavorS.
TO SUCCEED CHIEF-j STICE CARTTEE.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Representative
Tucker says he knows nothing as to the
truth or falsity of the report that he is to
be appointed to succeed Judge Cartier es
chtefJustice of the supreme court of the
District OF Columbia. Mr.. fuckers
fri. IDS say that they think he will be ap-
no;nteo to the supreme court bench
should vSscancy occur during Mr.. Cleve-
lands odn,iSIlstration, but they think he
wonId nrohahlSS ccept this appointment.
However, his putR ;co low f hn w. Inn hn
the house is to pract.. ta"' ny ~ W. ne nt
could make more mone.,b %e. ~ - -
Representative Cox of Nortr-. az Sii ~ 40
also spoken of in connection wi. u''s0
Carriers seat.
BEFORE THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
5 'eclai to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-The following
bill was passed in committee of the
whole last night and favorahlV recon-
mended to the house: Mr. Erwin is now
Texan, and resides in McKidney, and
that jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon
the court of claims to consider the claim
Of VIM. Erwin, his heirs or assigns, for
$3.50, being the value of half of $50 head
Of beef cattle alleged TO have been seized
unlawfully and taken out of his posses
sion in the state of Kansas
in the year 1862, by order of
Col. Charles Il. Jennison, command
ing the Seventh regiment of
Kansas cavalry of United States volun-
teers, and used as subsistence for the Of
dcers and soldiers of said regiment, and
to make report to congress thereon as
provided for in the act of congress ap-
proved March 5, 1888, entitled "An act
to afford assistance snd relief to congress
and the executive departments in the in
vestigations Of claims and demands
against the government" Mr.. Savers
made e brief speech in favor Of the claim
ents, and engineered it through the COM
mittee.
THE PLEURO-PN8UMoNIAB BILL.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ian amendment
will be proposed to the pleuro- pneumonia
bill prepared by Mr. Lanham, to cOnfne
the exercise of arbitrary power of state
comm issions to three diseases OF cattle,
pleurO-pneumOnia,4 rinder-pest and foot
aud mouth diseases. The entire Teas
delegation will make an effort to exclude
Texas feveTs. Mr.. Hatch, chairman of
the agricultural committee, has agreed
to the proposed amendment, which will
probably carry.
VOTE on THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
BILL.
WAsHINGTo1, Jan. l5.-The vote on
the motion in the senate to recommit the
Interstate coumeTce bill was as follows
Yeas: Messrs. AIdrich, Blair, Brown,
Cameron, Chace, Cheney, Evarts, Frye,
Gray, Hale, Hampton, Hawley, Hoar,
Malone, Mitchell of Oregon, Mitchell
Of Pennsylvania, Morgan, Morrill,, Pavne,
PIatt, Sawyer, Sewell, Sherman Spooner,
( WilIiams--25.
Nays; Messrs. ALISON, Beck, Berry,
Blackburn, Bowen, Call, Cockren, Col
/ quit, t'onger, Cullon,- Dolpa, Edmunds
Eustis, Fair, George, Gibson, German,
Harris, ingalls,, jones' of Arkansas, Jones
OF Nevada, Mcmillan, Henderson, Pal
mer, Plumb, Pngh, Sa6in, Salisbury
Teller, Vance, Vest, Wahali, Whithornet
Wilson of Iowa, Wilson of Maryland-3G.
Pairs were announced between Messrs
Butler and Van Wick, Camden and Stan
ford, Dawes and Maxey. Kenna and Nil
Ter, Mcpherson and Voorhees,. Il was
stated that Ransom was absent or &C
count of illness in his family.
The vote was then taken on the bill and
the conference report was agreed to, yea!
80, nays %, as follows: Yess-Messrs
Allison, Beck, Berry, Blackburn. Bowen
CoCkrell, Coke, Colquitu, Conner, Cul